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April 8, 2018

The Junk in Our Trunk

Some years ago I had the opportunity to meet Weldon Long.
This is a gentleman who raised himself from a very negative early life to
become a powerful motivational speaker. He discussed the need for all of us to
deal with the “stuff” which keeps us from achieving the success that we desire
and can reach. We must address this “junk in our trunk” and prevent it from holding
us back.

This junk includes all the negative thoughts that others
have placed in our minds during all our life. There are people who, while they
appear to be our friends, have no interest at all in our success. They only want
to make sure that we never rise about their level of achievement, the level
that we strive to surpass. They are jealous of anyone who rises to a level that
they will never reach.

These people will, while appearing to have our best
interests at heart, tell us to never take risks, never try something that may
take us to higher levels of success than the one where they are our equal. “You can’t do that. You will fail at that.
That will never work. Whoever told you that you could do that was a liar.”
These are their words. They cannot tolerate the idea that you will leave them
to wallow in their own world and never rise to the level of success that you
desire.

You cannot strive to achieve success and rise above the
status quo if you don’t take a chance and try something new and different. What
if you do something unique? What if you step out of the “normal” expectation
that you have and believe that you might achieve something more? What if you
move out of your comfort zone and take actions that others might mock?

The definition of insanity is expecting something different to
happen when you still do everything the same way that you always have done. “That won’t work here; that isn’t how life
is; everyone knows that will never work.” These are the words of those who
don’t want you to succeed, because then you will see them for what they are,
the doubters who held you back.

The junk in our trunk includes everything that we have
learned from the day we were old enough to understand others. It is ingrained
into our brains and our processes of life. It includes the doubts and fears of
our lives, the lack of knowledge, and the worry that we will fail and be
embarrassed for that failure. That fear of embarrassment is a weight around our
neck and holds us back from our ability to succeed.

Who do you know that has taken a chance in life and failed?
We all have failed at something. Maybe it was a marriage; maybe it was a
business venture. Just because one project fails doesn’t mean that all of our
attempts at anything in life will fail. Did the fact that someone turned you
down for a date make you never ask anyone else? Did you stop trying to turn
prospects into clients when you failed with one possibility?

Of course not; you
keep trying, knowing that you will learn from your experiences and will
succeed. How does that make you feel; how does that influence your later
actions? Wouldn’t you like to share your experiences with others and maybe help
someone learn what you have learned? Please leave me your comments here, or
email me at Jim@SOC4Now.com,or call, or text, me at 360-314-8691. I would love to hear from you.